Ellis v. Ballou
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ionia; Davis, J. Assumpsit by Sarah M. Ellis, for the use and benefit of Wilbur D. Ellis, against Willis D. Ballou and Anna A. Bid well, formerly copartners as W. D. Ballou & Co., on a promissory note. From a judgment for defendants on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This case was brought to recover upwards of $4,000 claimed to be due upon a lost note given by the defendants to the plaintiff. The circuit judge directed a verdict in favor of the defendants. The attorney for the plaintiff claims a verdict should have been directed in her favor. The case is brought here by writ of error.
It will not be practicable to recite the testimony in detail. The record shows the following: The plaintiff is a resident of New York. She is the widow of John Ellis, deceased, and the stepmother of Wilbur D. Ellis. The last named person is one of the executors of the will of…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Chase v. GregoryMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
- Erlandson v. ErskineMontana Supreme Court · 1926
- Ellis v. BallouMichigan Supreme Court · 1902